Wattalife · Affiliate Disclosure

How Wattalife earns money — and how it doesn’t.

Readers deserve to know how a publication funds itself, because how a site makes money shapes what it publishes. This page explains Wattalife’s affiliate relationships, the boundaries around them, and what they don’t influence.

An affiliate link is a tracked URL that identifies Wattalife as the source of a referral when a reader clicks through and signs up for or purchases a product, service, course, or membership. If a sign-up or purchase results, the company being referred to may pay Wattalife a small commission. There is no additional cost to the reader; the price is the same as it would be without the affiliate link.

Wattalife reports recommend specific tools, platforms, certifications, courses, and resources that are part of a profession’s pivot paths. Where those resources have affiliate programs and where the resource is one Wattalife would recommend regardless, the link is structured as an affiliate link.

Examples of the kinds of resources that may be linked as affiliates include accounting software (such as QuickBooks Online, Xero), professional certifications (such as the QuickBooks ProAdvisor program), online learning platforms (such as Coursera, LinkedIn Learning, Udemy), and books or training materials. The specific affiliate programs Wattalife participates in change over time as new programs launch or end.

This is the part of affiliate disclosure that matters most. Wattalife’s affiliate relationships do not:

  • Determine which tools, courses, certifications, or resources are recommended in a report.
  • Influence the assessment of a tool’s strengths or weaknesses.
  • Result in inflated coverage of a partner.
  • Prevent honest description of a tool’s failures, limitations, or gaps — including when that tool is an affiliate partner.
  • Cost the reader anything additional. The price paid through an affiliate link is identical to the price paid by going to the same provider directly.

Tools that are recommended are recommended because they appear in the actual workflow of working professionals or because hands-on testing supports the recommendation. Tools that fail are described as failing in the report, regardless of whether they pay an affiliate commission.

Reports that contain affiliate links include a clear note near the link itself stating that the link is an affiliate link. Reports may also note this once at the top or bottom of the piece. The intention is for any reader to know, at the moment they’re considering clicking, whether the link they’re about to click is an affiliate link.

What Wattalife does not accept.

Wattalife does not publish sponsored posts, paid placements, vendor-funded reports, or paid product reviews. Wattalife does not accept payment in exchange for coverage, mentions, links, or favorable assessment of any tool, course, or platform. Pitches asking for any of these are declined.

FTC compliance.

This disclosure is provided in compliance with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines concerning the use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising (16 CFR Part 255). Wattalife is committed to transparency about how the site earns revenue and to clearly identifying any material connection between the site and the products, services, or platforms it covers.

Questions about Wattalife’s affiliate relationships or revenue practices can be sent to Ellery@Wattalife.com.

This affiliate disclosure was last updated on May o1, 2026. Material changes will be noted at the top of this page.